EUROPEAN POLITICS
Polish truckers protesting at the Ukrainian border are not blocking the delivery of humanitarian aid, according to the national tax authority, which dispelled the accusations from leading Ukrainian politicians. Polish truck drivers have been protesting at the Ukrainian border against…
In an effort to increase its political influence in the EU’s poorest country, the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), which is part of the EU Socialists (PES), announced this week an official move to form a broad coalition with pro-Russian and…
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s decision to cancel a last-minute meeting with his Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis over the latter’s comments on Parthenon marbles currently in the British Museum has hurt his public image, according to a survey released on…
Russia’s Internal Affairs ministry is preparing a bill that would oblige foreigners entering the country to sign a “loyalty agreement” that would bar them from discrediting official policies, the TASS state news agency reported early on Wednesday (29 November). The…
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Most Poles do not believe that the ruling PiS’ party will succeed in forming a new government despite winning the elections and the president’s nomination, according to a poll published by Wirtualna Polska on Wednesday. While most PiS politicians, even…
Spanish judge Manuel García Castellón on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to investigate former Catalan President Carles Puigdemont, leader of the separatist party Together for Catalonia (JxCat), in connection to the Barcelona airport blockade in 2017. The judge has also…
Bulgaria will not be admitted to Schengen before Austria’s 2024 parliamentary elections, Bulgarian EPP MEP Andrey Kovatchev told journalists in Strasbourg on Tuesday, adding that Austria had no problem with Bulgaria’s accession until a speech by their interior minister changed…
Thierry Baudet, the leader of a far-right political party in the Netherlands, was assaulted during a campaign event two days before a national election on Wednesday (22 November), his party said. In a statement, Baudet’s Forum for Democracy (FvD) said…
Bulgarian prosecutors are requesting that Russia extradite three of its GRU officers accused in Bulgaria of poisoning Bulgaria’s best-known arms manufacturer and dealer, Emilian Gebrev, his son and production director of Emko, Valentin Tahchiev, reported 24 Chasa. The request was…
Leading politicians have sharply criticised the Last Generation climate action group for their large-scale protest on Austrian motorways, which resulted in 57 arrests. On Monday, members of Last Generation’s Austrian chapter glued themselves to the motorway, blocking strategic commuting points…
Left-wing party Unidas Podemos (The Left) continued to fight fiercely within the progressive Sumar platform on Sunday evening to secure at least the key Ministry of Equality in Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s new coalition government, due to be announced…